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Mexico Flashcards

1
Q

Name the Mexican spirit DOs.

A 
Tequila DO
Mexcal DO
Bacanora DO
Sotol DO
Charanda DO
(Raicilla DO is not finalized)
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2
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What states are authorized for Tequila production?

A 
Jalisco
Nayarit
Guanajuato
Michoacan
Tamaulipas
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3
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What is the permitted alcohol range of Tequila? Mezcal? Bacanora? Sotol?

A

Tequila: 35-55%
Mezcal: 36-55%
Bacanora: 38-55%
Sotol: 35-55%

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4
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What are the permitted additives for Tequila DO?

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Caramel Coloring
Natural oak or Encino oak extract
Sugar syrup
Glycerin

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5
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Where can Tequila be aged? Bottled?

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Tequila must be aged by the producer in the DO territory. It can be shipped in bulk and bottled outside of Mexico.

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6
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What are the label designations for Tequila DO?

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Blanco/Silver
Oro/Gold
Reposado
Anejo
Extra Anejo
100% Agave
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7
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What does Oro/Gold Tequila mean?

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Spirit “mellowed” by caramel coloring and/or oak extracts

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8
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What is the aging for Reposado Tequila?

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aged min 2 months in oak or ending oak, no size minimum

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9
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What is the aging for Anejo Tequila?

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aged min 1 year in oak or ending oak, max 600L

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10
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What is the aging for Extra Anejo Tequila?

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aged min 3 yrs in oak or ending oak, max 600L

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11
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If a Tequila is not labeled 100% Agave, what can be in there?

A

min 51% Blue Agave

max 49% sugar from sources other than agave

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12
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What is the Latin name for Blue Agave?

A

Agave tequilana

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13
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What are the original states of Mezcal production?

A 
Oaxaca
Guerrero
Durango
San Luis Potosi
Zacatecas
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14
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What states have towns that have been recently added for Mexcal production?

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Tamaulipas
Michoacan
Guanajuato
Puebla

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15
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Name three agave varieties authorized for Mezcal.

A 
A. angustifolia (espadin)
A. esperrima 
A. weberi 
A. Patatorum (Tobala)
A. Salmiano
A. Americana Oaxacensis (Arroqueno)
A. Marmorata (Tepextate)
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16
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What are the label designations of Mezcal?

A 
White/Joven
Reposado
Anejo
Madurado en Vidrio
100% Agave
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17
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What is the aging for Mezcal Reposado?

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Aged in oak for at least 2 mo

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18
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What is the aging for Mezcal Anejo?

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1 yr in oak, max 200 liters

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19
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What is Mezcal Madurado en Vidrio?

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Matured in in glass for 12 mo in a cool dark place

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20
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If a Mezcal is not labeled “100% Agave”, what can be in it?

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Up to 20% other carbohydrate material. This is to be phased out in 2020

21
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Starting in 2020, What will Mexcal that is not 100% agave be called?

A

Type II mezcal

22
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What are the category designations for Mezcal?

A

Mezcal
Artesanal
Ancestral

23
Q

How can regular Mezcal be produced?

A

Cooking: pit ovens, cement or stainless tanks
Milling: Stone wheel, mechanical shredder or large mill
Ferment: wood cask, cement or stainless
Distillation: alambic, continuous, copper or stainless tank

24
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How can Mezcal Artesanal be produced?

A

Cooking: pit ovens or cement
Milling: Wooden floor, bats, stone wheel or mechanical shredder, may include maguey fiber.
Fermentation: stone vessel, cement, wood, earthenware or animal skins. Can include maguey fiber.
Distillation: direct fire on alembic, copper, clay vessel.
*Can include Maguey fiber

25
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How can Mezcal Ancestral be produced?

A

Cooking: Pit ovens
Milling: wooden bats or stone wheel
Fermentation: stone vessel, cement, wood, earthenware or animal skins. Must include maguey fiber.
Distillation: direct fire on small or large clay vessel or wood. Must include Maguey fiber.

26
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Where can Mezcal be bottled?

A

Must be bottled in Mexico, unlike Tequila.

27
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What is the max size for a Mezcal bottle?

28
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What must be included on a mezcal label?

A

Class
Category
Agave Species
Anejo and Matured in Glass must give age in years

29
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What are permitted additives for Mezcal?

A 
Insects
Honey
Fruit
Herbs
Coloring agents
Meat
30
Q

What is Bacanora made from?

A

Agave Angustofolia

aka Yaquiana

31
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What are the label designations for Bacanora DO?

A 
Blanco
Joven/Oro
Reposado
Anejo
100% agave
32
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What is Bacanora Joven/Oro?

A

A blend of Blanco and Repo or Anejo

33
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How long is Bacanora Reposado aged for?

34
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How long is Bacanora Anejo aged for?

A

min 1 year in oak 200 L or less

35
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What is the state of production for Bacanora DO?

36
Q

What is Bagazo?

A

the Maguey fiber

37
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What are the states of production for Sotol DO?

A

Chihuaha
Coahuila
Durango

38
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What is Sotol DO made from?

A

min 51% Dasylirion Wheeleri (a succulent, not agave)

39
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What are the label designations for Sotol?

A

Blanco
Joven/Oro
Reposado
Anejo

40
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What is Joven/Oro Sotol?

A

Sotos Blanco blended with Sotol Repo OR Sotol aged in wood for 1-2 months

41
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How long is Sotol Repo aged?

A

min 2 months in oak, chestnut, acacia, beech, or ash, max 210 L

42
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How is Sotol Anejo aged?

A

min 1 yr in wood of max 2010 L

43
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What state is Charanda most associated with?

44
Q

What is sugarcane spirit often called in Mexico?

A

aguardiente

45
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What is the soil of Charanda?

A

Red volcanic

46
Q

What state is Racilla most associated with?

A

Jalisco, in the southwest portion

47
Q

What is Raicilla based on?

A

Agave anguvstifolia
A. maximiliana
A. inaequidens
A. rhodacantha

48
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How many times is Mezcal distilled? And Raicilla?

A

Mezcal: twice
Raicilla: once

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